GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| concatenate | linked together |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |